Chinese Migration to Europe: Prato, Italy, and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781137400239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 351 str.

Loretta Baldassar; Graeme Johanson; Narelle McAuliffe

Opis

This volume brings together the work of twenty-seven contributors to deepen our understanding of Chinese migration to Europe, with a particular focus on the case of Prato and Italy.

Recenzje

"This book is a highly welcomed contribution to the burgeoning field of scholarship on Chinese migration to Europe that commenced in 1998 with the anthology The Chinese in Europe ... . this collection of both well-researched and preliminary studies is an interesting read. ... readers involved in migration studies, China studies, business studies and related fields will find this anthology worthwhile to consult." (Mette Thunø, Anthropological Forum, Vol. 27 (3), July, 2017)

Spis treści

1. Chinese Migration To The New Europe: The Case Of Prato; Loretta Baldassar; Graeme Johanson; Narelle Mcauliffe; Massimo Bressan PART I 2. The Chinese In Prato And The Current Outlook On The Chinese-Italian Experience; Gabi Dei Ottati; Daniele Brigadoi Cologna 3. Migrants Of Chinese Origin In France: Economic And Social Integration; Emmanuel Ma Mung 4. The British Chinese: A Typical Trajectory Of 'Integration'?; Miri Song PART II: CHINESE IN PRATO: INTEGRATION AND INCLUSION 5. The 'Chinese Deviant': Building The Perfect Enemy In A Local Arena; Fabio Bracci 6. Second Generation Chinese And New Processes Of Social Integration In Italy; Anna Marsden 7. Spaces Speak Louder Than Words: Contesting Social Inclusion Through Conflicting Rhetoric About Prato's Chinatown; Roberta Raffaetà; Loretta Baldassar 8. Media And Discourses Of Chinese Integration In Prato, Italy: Some Preliminary Thoughts; Kevin Latham 9. The Integration Process And Social Mobility: Examining Chinese Immigration In The Industrial District Of Prato; Fabio Berti; Andrea Valzania PART III: CHINESE IN PRATO: LOCAL, NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS 10. Ties That Bond: Mobile Phones And The Chinese In Prato; Graeme Johanson And Anja Fladrich 11. Adherence To Asian Values Amongst Wenzhouese In Wenzhou And First Generation Wenzhouese Migrants In Prato; Laura De Pretto 12. Religion And The Lives Of The Overseas Chinese: What Explains The Great Silence Of Prato?; Marika Vicziany; Anja Michaela Fladrich; A. Andrea Di Castro 13. Debunking The Chinese Threat: Findings From Prato; Xander Ong; Susan Freeman; Brian K. Cooper PART IV: CHINESE IN ITALY: SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BELONGING 14. Bilingualism Among Children Of Chinese Origin In Italy; Maria Omodeo 15. Becoming Laoban [Boss]: Questioning The Peculiarity Of Professional Trajectories And Strategies Of Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurs; Melissa Blanchard; Eleonora Castagnone 16 Chinese Micro-Entrepreneurship In Italy: A Place-Based Explanatory Analysis; Silvia Lombardi; Franco Lorenzini; Flavio Verrecchia; Fabio Sforzi

O autorze

Fabio Berti, University of Siena, Italy Melissa Blanchard, Institut d'ethnologie méditerranéenne, européenne et comparative (Idemec), CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université, France Fabio Bracci, Istituto Ricerche Interventi Sociali (IRIS), Italy Daniele Brigadoi Cologna, Insubria University, Italy Eleonora Castagnone, International and European Forum of Research on Migration (FIERI), Italy Brian K. Cooper, Monash University, Australia. Laura De Pretto, University of Nottingham in Malaysia, Malaysia Gabi Dei Ottati, University of Florence, Italy A. Andrea Di Castro, Monash University, University Anja Michaela Fladrich, Holmes Institute, Australia Susan Freeman, University of Adelaide, Australia Kevin Latham, School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom Silvia Lombardi, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Franco Lorenzini, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Emmanuel Ma Mung, University of Poitiers, France Anna Marsden, Chamber of Commerce of Prato, Italy, and University of East London, United Kingdom Maria Omodeo, Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (Cospe), Italy Xander Ong, Monash University, Australia Roberta Raffaetà, University of Trento, Italy Miri Song, University of Kent, United Kingdom Andrea Valzania, Istituto di Ricerche e Interventi Sociali (IRIS), Italy Flavio Verrecchia, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Marika Vicziany, Monash University, Australia